Extracted from The Tuscaloosa News (Tuscaloosa, AL)
Thursday, January 12, 1961

Mrs. Alma Shows

CENTREVILLE -- Funeral services for Mrs. Alma Shows, 86, of Brent Rt. 2, will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at the Union Baptist Church with the Rev. Percy Bamberg officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with Jack Lee Funeral Home in charge.

Mrs. Shows died last night at her home.

Survivors include three sons, Freeman Shows of Birmingham, and Ben Shows and Carson Shows, both of Brent, four daughters, Miss Annie Shows, Miss Donna Shows, Mrs. L. W. Sanford and Mrs. Ben Arnold Sr., all of Brent; a sister, Mrs. Maud Creel of West Blocton; 35 grandchildren and 40 great-grandchildren.